VIDEO OF THE DAY: ATP DUBAI PLAYER’S PARTY WITH ROGER FEDERER

The big “surprise” according to the ATP is that Roger Federer made an appearance at the ATP Dubai players party last night. From the video and photos, I think Roger looks a little sheepish – kind of like when you see your friends for the first time after a sloppy, drunken breakdown at a dive bar and everyone’s pretending it never happened (not that I would know. . .)

Here’s the video – my review follows.

Wow, there’s just so much to say:

1. Way too much belly dancing (who the heck cares?)

2. Way too few shots of a smoking hot Marat Safin. Hello! We only have 300 or so days left! Obviously a man is shooting this footage. . .

3. Sweet moment caught between Federer and Murray over the falcon – you can tell Andy’s thinking “Gosh, I hope he doesn’t start crying. . .”

4. That poor falcon. . .

5. Propaganda alert: “The tournament director is happy that so many of the top players have come to Dubai.” and “The tournament is getting better and better every year!” and “The players find the tournament to be a comfort zone.”